Entertainment

By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter Since 2011, civil war has been raging in Syria with devastation falling particularly hard on civilians. As the war drags on, the humanitarian crisis has captured the world’s attention — from politicians to charity and…

By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA More than 50 students took to the stage and the choir risers to sing and dance their way through “Hard Knock Life,” an adaptation of the Broadway classic “Annie.” The 54 fourth- and fifth-graders…

BY BILL BUELL DAILY GAZETTE Whatever that “something” is you need to make it big in the entertainment industry, Gabriella Pizzolo has it. An eighth grader at Van Antwerp Middle School in Niskayuna, Pizzolo already has two long Broadway runs…

By Cady Kuzmich Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — Though he says only comic book and stamp collectors know about his little shop in Clifton Park, Tom Auletta said Azusa Collectibles is doing just fine after decades in the business. The…

Geraldine Freedman/For The Daily Gazette SCHENECTADY — The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra did itself proud Sunday afternoon at Proctors before a large crowd of family and friends of the 140 singers from Niskayuna High School’s combined mixed chorus and children’s chorus….

By Indiana Nash Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA- Sometimes art pushes the artist and other times, the artist pushes the art. At least that’s what Lori Lupe Pelish, a Niskayuna artist, has found out in the past year or so. “It’s always…

BY INDIANA NASH Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA- Dave Keen has always loved music and the violin stuck out to him at a very young age. “The violin has been my voice as far back as I can remember,” Keen said. Growing…

NISKAYUNA- Students of Niskayuna High School took a step back in time with an Evening in History on Jan. 9. Gone were the denim and sweatshirts of today. Instead, students donned sparkling vests and dresses in celebration of the Roaring Twenties….

BY INDIANA NASH Gazette Reporter SCHENECTADY- The holiday season is full of celebration, gift-giving and, for the members of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, reveling. On Friday, December 9 and Sunday, December 11, members come together to hold a…

BY INDIANA NASH Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA-Thanksgiving may be over, but a turkey is still making its mark on Niskayuna. It is know as the Niska Turkey and it has its own Twitter handle (@Niskaturkey7). Residents who drive down Route 7…

BY INDIANA NASH Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA- Theater has been Sofia Trimarchi’s passion since she was six years old. Now, at age ten, Sofia is spending six days a week for the next six months in theaters all across the country…